Google could be planning its own Amazon Echo Show rival

The company discussed the smaller Echo, the Echo Plus with a smart hub, the Echo Spot alarm clock, the Fire TV with 4K and HDR support, the EchoButtons for the casual gamer, and another gadget that can allow the Echo to make calls. Both of them retain all the features that consumers loved about Alexa, so you can still use voice commands to perform various actions.

With the Echo Plus taking falling in line with the dimensions of the Original Echospeakers, Amazon has made a decision to upgrade the Echo to give it a trimmed look, cutting its dimensions by 3.35-inches to make it measure 5.9-inches in size. Enjoy hundreds of titles including Prime Exclusives like The Tick and The Grand Tour, and the lowest priced digital content of any over-the-top service across SD, HD, and UHD formats. They are all available for discounted pre-order right now except for the Echo Buttons.

Get smooth and responsive performance with a 1.5 Ghz quad-core processor and dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi. It may also include Netflix, the report said.

The news comes as Facebook also continues to work on its codename "Aloha" video calling screen.

Granted I'm not such a big fan of the Echo anyway, but adding a screen to a dedicated virtual assistant box seems like creating devices for the sake of it. Using Spot you can use all the features of Alexa (like ordering a pizza or requesting an Uber, controlling your thermostat or lights, or asking questions) and ask her to show you news flashes, the lyrics to Amazon Music songs, your calendar, the weather, etc.

Once you've set up Alexa calling and messaging, your own mobile number is linked to the device and will show up to recipients when you call.

Amazon Fire TV is available for pre-order on Amazon in the USA for $69.99 and will start shipping on October 25. If you have more than one Echo, Alexa responds intelligently from the Echo you're closest to with ESP (Echo Spatial Perception). While different players in the business like Microsoft are drawing nearer to Amazon's ecosystem with the objective of consolidating their services to a certain extent, Google hinted at not adopting such an approach anytime later on and apparently isn't thinking about any sort of organizations with significant rivals.

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